Data Acquisition System Development with MATLAB

Acquire data from sensors and analyze your results

A data acquisition system is a collection of software and hardware that lets you measure or control physical characteristics of something in the real world. A typical system consists of:

Data acquisition (DAQ) hardware
Sensors and actuators
Signal conditioning hardware
A computer running DAQ software

You can build these systems using popular DAQ hardware. An effective workflow includes analyzing data as you collect it and acquiring data from a wide variety of supported DAQ hardware. For more information, see Data Acquisition Toolbox.

Examples and How To

Getting Started Acquiring Voltage Data (Example)
Acquiring Temperature Data from a Thermocouple (Example)
Counting Pulses on a Digital Signal (Example)
Acquiring Data from IEPE Accelerometers (Example)
Accessing Analog Output Channels of DAQ Hardware (Example)

Software Reference

Introduction to DAQ (Documentation)
Acquire Data from an Accelerometer (Documentation)
Supported DAQ Cards, Boards, and USB Modules (Documentation)

Acquiring and Plotting Voltage Data